On the track, Celestial Weave was oblivious to Saint-King Halo's monologue. She just kept sprinting, not even slowing down for the turn.
Stepping onto the Tokyo Racecourse again, she had chosen a Great Escape over a Stalker strategy. One reason was her purple skill, Tokyo Rain Swift. Even if not fully triggered, she could feel a slight increase in her speed. With such a boost, why not use a Great Escape?
Conveniently, the debut race was only one lap around the 1200-meter Tokyo Racecourse. Her stamina was more than enough to last until the end, not to mention her Guts, which would give her a second wind when she was exhausted.
The second reason was that this was different from the initial mission. She didn't have infinite chances to memorize everyone's positions. Her Stalker strategy was still not mature and too risky. It wouldn't be good if something unexpected happened.
However, what Celestial Weave hadn't expected was that although she no longer had a complete grasp of the other horse girls' positions, the experience from that rain-soaked race had been carved into her very bones, still clear even after nearly ten years.
When to turn, the choice of sprinting points—everything about this track came back to her as if a god had whispered it in her ear the moment she stepped onto it again.
Why had she advised Narita Top Road not to worry about letting others down before the race?
Because for Celestial Weave, this race had already lost all suspense.
The champion of this debut race would be, and could only be, her.
With her steps kicking up bits of grass, Celestial Weave flew past the turn, while many of the other horse girls were still in the middle of it. Looking at her still charging down the straight, they could only lower their heads and fight with all their might for second place.
SWOOSH!
The final 600-meter straight of the Tokyo Racecourse didn't last long under Celestial Weave's sprint. With a whoosh, a line of crimson text slowly appeared on the giant screen on the field.
First Place, Celestial Weave.
After stopping, Celestial Weave took off the red ribbon from her head, letting her long black hair fly in the wind. She tied the ribbon around her hand, raised it, and waved to the audience.
Seeing the flying red ribbon, the audience could no longer contain their passion and erupted in cheers.
"Oooooooooooooooh!"
"You were so cool, Yume! I'll support you forever!"
The cheers of the crowd were like a tsunami, filling the massive Tokyo Racecourse. The passion radiating from the audience was even hotter than the sun.
In the crowd, Saint-King Halo silently lowered her head, unsure how to describe her current feelings. As Celestial Weave's sister, she should be congratulating her on such an outstanding achievement. In fact, she was truly happy for her.
Even though it was just a debut race, she could see how much potential her sister had. With such a performance, she might even win this year's classic Triple Crown!
But, a sense of unwillingness also welled up in her heart. She hadn't even won a single G1 race herself. If Celestial Weave, who had never beaten her before, won a championship first, what would that make her, the one who always talked about being a first-class horse girl?
Deep down, where even she was unaware, a trace of fear arose. If she, who had always acted as a first-class sister and a mentor to Celestial Weave, was surpassed by her sister, how would she look at her?
As a boastful, arrogant sister? Or would she not even look at her at all? Would she, the one left behind, be ruthlessly abandoned?
Saint-King Halo unconsciously clenched her fist.
Beside her, a follower who was cheering for Celestial Weave noticed her strange behavior and asked, "Halo, what's wrong?"
Hearing her friend's question, Saint-King Halo looked up and said in her characteristic proud tone, "As expected of my sister! She will surely become a first-class horse girl in the future!"
When her face was visible again, it had returned to its usual expression. She pointed to Celestial Weave waving the red ribbon on the track and turned to her friends. "Could you please do the usual thing?"
Her followers exchanged glances and then said in unison, "You got it!"
At that moment, Celestial Weave, who was waving the ribbon, suddenly saw a familiar scene in the crowd.
"What is my sister's name?"
"Yume!"
"Stronger than anyone?"
"The winner!"
"What will she be in the future?"
"A shining, eye-catching horse girl~!"
"That's right, when we talk about a first-class sister, we mean—"
"Celestial Weave!"
"Ohohohohoho!"
Watching the conspicuous Saint-King Halo and her friends in the stands, Celestial Weave's eyebrow twitched, but she had to force a smile and wave to the audience. Her face gradually turned red with embarrassment.
Celestial Weave suddenly felt that the way the audience was looking at her had changed. Before, it was a look of admiration. After Saint-King Halo's routine, it had become a look of "as expected of sisters."
While waving, Celestial Weave was gritting her teeth at Saint-King Halo in her heart. It's one thing for you to have your own chunibyo phase, but why do you have to drag me into it!
"The Ginyu Force."
As if on cue, just as Celestial Weave was about to die of embarrassment, Narita Top Road, as if to get revenge for the "tomato" comment, quietly leaned in and whispered in her ear.
The warm, moist breath mixed with the girl's words, and Celestial Weave's horse ears couldn't help but twitch. Startled, she subconsciously took a step back.
Seeing Narita Top Road making a V-sign at her, Celestial Weave covered her ears and said, flustered, "Is that really your character?!"
Narita Top Road, who had successfully startled her, proudly puffed out her chest, as if to say, "Hehe, I had to win that one."
However, looking at Celestial Weave's flustered expression, she was also secretly relieved. Thank goodness, I was worried our previous conversation wasn't real.
It seems she only switches to that state during a race. It would be terrifying if she couldn't switch back.
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